Olympic Fencing on NBC - Schedule & Links

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NBC Networks to Televise Fencing at the Olympic Games

(London) - NBC has announced that its networks will televise fencing from London during the Olympic Games beginning on Saturday.

Visit www.nbcolympics.com to view the complete schedule for your area. And don't forget that ALL matches throughout the Games will be streamed live on the Web at www.nbcolympics.com!

(Times listed below are Central)

July 28
4:30a Women's Indiv. Foil - Round of 64
5:50a Women's Indiv. Foil - Round of 32
8:10a Women's Indiv. Foil - Round of 16
9:30a Women's Indiv. Foil - Quarterfinals
12:00p Women's Indiv. Foil - Semifinals
1:10p Women's Indiv. Foil - Bronze Medal Match
1:40p Women's Indiv. Foil - Gold Medal Match

July 29
4:30a Indiv. Sabre - Round of 64
5:30a Men's Indiv. Sabre - Round of 32
7:10a Men's Indiv. Sabre - Round of 16
8:10a Men's Indiv. Sabre - Quarterfinals
12:00p Men's Indiv. Sabre - Semifinals
12:50p Men's Indiv. Sabre - Bronze Medal Match
1:10p Men's Indiv. Sabre - Gold Medal Match

July 30
4:30a Women's Indiv. Epee - Round of 64
5:50a Women's Indiv. Epee - Round of 32
8:10a Women's Indiv. Epee - Round of 16
9:30a Women's Indiv. Epee - Quarterfinals
12:00p Women's Indiv. Epee - Semifinals
1:10p Women's Indiv. Epee - Bronze Medal Match
1:40p Women's Indiv. Epee - Gold Medal Match

July 31
4:30a Men's Indiv. Foil - Round of 64
5:50a Men's Indiv. Foil - Round of 32
8:10a Men's Indiv. Foil - Round of 16
9:30a Men's Indiv. Foil - Quarterfinals
12:00p Men's Indiv. Foil - Semifinals
1:10p Men's Indiv. Foil - Bronze Medal Match
1:40p Men's Indiv. Foil - Gold Medal Match

August 01
3:00a Men's Indiv. Epee - Round of 32
6:30a Men's Indiv. Epee - Quarterfinals
7:10a Women's Indiv. Sabre - Round of 32
8:45a Women's Indiv. Sabre - Round of 16
9:40a Women's Indiv. Sabre - Quarterfinals
11:30a Men's Indiv. Epee - Semifinals
12:30p Women's Indiv. Sabre - Semifinals
1:10p Men's Indiv. Epee - Bronze Medal Match
1:40p Women's Indiv. Sabre - Bronze Medal Match
2:00p Men's Indiv. Epee - Gold Medal Match
2:30p Women's Indiv. Sabre - Gold Medal Match

August 02
3:00a Women's Team Foil - Round of 16
4:30a Women's Team Foil - Quarterfinals
6:00a Women's Team Foil - Semifinals
9:00a Women's Team Foil - Placement 5-6
9:00a Women's Team Foil - Placement 7-8
12:00p Women's Team Foil - Bronze Medal Match
1:15p Women's Team Foil - Gold Medal Match

August 03
4:30a Men's Team Sabre - Round of 16
5:30a Men's Team Sabre - Quarterfinals
6:30a Men's Team Sabre - Semifinals
8:30a Men's Team Sabre - Placement 5-6
8:30a Men's Team Sabre - Placement 7-8
12:00p Men's Team Sabre - Bronze Medal Match
12:45p Men's Team Sabre - Gold Medal Match

August 04
3:00a Women's Team Epee - Round of 16
4:30a Women's Team Epee - Quarterfinals
6:00a Women's Team Epee - Semifinals
9:00a Women's Team Epee - Placement 5-6
9:00a Women's Team Epee - Placement 7-8
12:00p Women's Team Epee - Bronze Medal Match
1:15p Women's Team Epee - Gold Medal Match

August 05
3:00a Men's Team Foil - Round of 16
4:30a Men's Team Foil - Quarterfinals
6:00a Men's Team Foil - Semifinals
9:00a Men's Team Foil - Placement 5-6
9:00a Men's Team Foil - Placement 7-8
12:00p Men's Team Foil - Bronze Medal Match
1:15p Men's Team Foil - Gold Medal Match

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Modern Pentathlon
Saturday, August 11

www.nbcolympics.com/modern-pentathlon/index.html

2:45a Men's Event - Fencing
7:20a Men's Event - Swimming
9:20a Men's Event - Riding
12:45p Men's Event - Combined (Run/Shoot)

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Paralympics: Wheelchair Fencing
September 4 - 8

www.london2012.com/paralympics/wheelchair-fencing/

(Category A & B defined below)

Tuesday, September 4 - Foil
Men's Individual Foil - Category A
09:30 * - Preliminaries
12:00 * - Round of 16
15:45 * - Quarterfinals
17:45 * - Semifinals
18:30 * - Finals

Women's Individual Foil - Category A
09:30 * - Preliminaries
13:00 * - Quarterfinals
17:45 * - Semifinals
18:30 * - Finals

Women's Individual Foil - Category B
09:30 * - Preliminaries
13:30 * - Quarterfinals
17:45 * - Semifinals
18:30 * - Finals

Men's Individual Foil - Category B
12:00 * - Preliminaries
15:00 * - Round of 16
15:45 * - Quarterfinals
17:45 * - Semifinals
18:30 * - Finals

* Estimated start time

Wednesday, September 5 - Epee
Men's Individual Epee - Category A
09:30 * - Preliminaries
12:00 * - Round of 16
15:45 * - Quarterfinals
17:45 * - Semifinals
18:30 * - Finals

Women's Individual Epee - Category A
09:30 * - Preliminaries
13:00 * - Quarterfinals
17:45 * - Semifinals
18:30 * - Finals

Women's Individual Epee - Category B
09:30 * - Preliminaries
13:30 * - Quarterfinals
17:45 * - Semifinals
18:30 * - Finals

Men's Individual Epee - Category B
12:00 * - Preliminaries
15:00 * - Round of 16
15:45 * - Quarterfinals
17:45 * - Semifinals
18:30 * - Finals

* Estimated start time

Thursday, September 6 - Sabre
Men's Individual Sabre - Category A
11:00 * - Preliminaries
13:30 * - Round of 16
14:45 * - Quarterfinals
16:45 * - Semifinals
17:30 * - Finals

Men's Individual Sabre - Category B
11:00 * - Preliminaries
13:30 * - Round of 16
14:45 * - Quarterfinals
16:45 * - Semifinals
17:30 * - Finals

* Estimated start time

Women's Team - Category Open
Friday, September 7
11:00 * - Quarterfinals
13:00 * - Semifinals
15:00 * - Finals
18:00 * - Finals

* Estimated start time

Men's Team - Category Open
Saturday, September 8
11:00 * - Quarterfinals
13:00 * - Semifinals
15:00 * - Finals
18:00 * - Finals

* Estimated start time

Wheelchair Fencing - Classification
Classification is essential in elite sport for disabled athletes as it minimises the impact of eligible types of impairment on the outcome of competition.

The classification rules of the International Federation for Wheelchair Fencing state that athletes with a physical impairment that affects at least one leg or foot are eligible to compete in the sport at the Paralympics.

Classification also groups athletes in classes, defined by the degree to which they are limited in their ability to perform activities within that sport. In Wheelchair Fencing there are two classes: Category A and Category B. The differences between the two classes can be summarised as follows:

Category A athletes have good trunk control and their fencing arm is not affected by their impairment.

Category B athletes have an impairment that affects either their trunk or their fencing arm.